
Bicentennial Man (1999)
One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.
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Bicentennial Man rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Bicentennial Man
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Cast of Bicentennial Man

Robin Williams
as Andrew

Embeth Davidtz
as Little Miss / Portia

Sam Neill
as Sir

Oliver Platt
as Rupert Burns

Kiersten Warren
as Galatea Robotic / Human

Wendy Crewson
as Ma'am

Hallie Eisenberg
as Little Miss 7 yrs. old

Lindze Letherman
as Miss 9 yrs. old

Angela Landis
as Miss

John Michael Higgins
as Bill Feingold

Bradley Whitford
as Lloyd
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Igor Hiller
as Lloyd 10 yrs. old
Bicentennial Man facts
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $87.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Philosophical android humanity journey explores existence meaningfully
- •Romance subplot adds emotional depth across centuries
- •Century-spanning scope allows thematic maturation effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing struggles with balancing centuries of narrative
- •Critical reception dismissed sentimentality despite script earnestness
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